The proposed amendment is to be ratified by three-fourths of the states. It will guarantee citizenship for blacks, and enfranchise all males 21 and older, except those previously involved with the Confederacy.

After the Radical convention the delegates released five steps they think the President should take in order to better the reconstruction effort. The convention said they are hopeful that they will win control of Congress after seeing the results…

A Radical newspaper suggests a way to approve the Constitutional Amendment with the support of the South. They suggest that in exchange for not disenfranchising the former Confederate leaders, the Southern states agree to enfranchise the…

The official language of the proposed constitutional amendment was released and it contains a clause stating anyone who attempted to rebel from the Union or gave aid to those rebelling is disqualified from holding or running for elective office. This…

The Dispatch publishes the full text of the proposed 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. This amendment has served as an epicenter of debate across the Nation since its introduction.

Radicals and Democrats both fear that General Sheridan may be removed from his position, but for very different reasons.The Radicals wish to use the act against the President and in favor of Sheridan, for his future endeavors.The Democrats fear that…

The government removes General Sheridan from his appointment in the District of Louisiana and Texas and moves him to the Department of Missouri.Many commanders move around, as a result, and this will affect the Reconstruction process.The Dispatch…